Consumer Courts and Its Levels

Q. Match the jurisdiction of Consumer forums in India.

1. District Forum
2. State Commission
3. National Commission

Q. How many District consumer courts/councils are there in India?

1. 800
2. 610
3. 400
4. 425

Q. Say true or false :
A consumer has the right to get compensation depending on the degree of the damage.

Q. Explain how the three tier system of consumer courts functions.

Q. what is the three-tier quasi-judicial machinery set up for the redressal of the consumer disputes? mention their jurisdiction. OR discuss the right to represent as a consumer right.

Q. Say true of false:
India is one of the many countries in the world which has exclusive courts for consumer redressal.

Q. In case the district level consumer court dismisses case field by a consumer , the consumer _____.

1. has the right to appeal in the state level court
2. must withdraw his case without delay
3. has the right to appeal again the district level court
4. has the right to get compensation from the producer/seller immediately

Q. Chandru purchased a sports car for Rs 23 lakh from an automobile company and found it was defective. Despite many complaints, the defect was not rectified. Where can he file a complaint and appeal for redressal?

1. National Commission
2. State Commission
3. District Forum
4. Supreme Court

Q.

think of other examples where collective provision of goods and services is cheaper than individual provision.

Q. How does COPRA deal with the claims of different amounts

Q. Statement 1 : The Consumer courts operate only at district level.

Statement 2: District Forum can deliver verdicts where compensation is above 20 lakh rupees.

1. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
2. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
3. Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
4. Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

Q. The district level court deals with the cases involving claims up to Rs _________.

1. 10 lakhs
2. 20 lakhs
3. 30 lakhs
4. 40 lakhs

Q.

What is the difference between consumer protection council and consumer court? [3 MARKS]

Q. The national commission of Consumer Courts consists of a president as head and a minimum of _________ members.

1. four
2. five
3. six
4. seven

Q. National level court deals with cases involving claims exceeding _______ .

1. 2 crores
2. 3 crores
3. 1 crore
4. 4 crores

Q. Say true of false:
When a consumer feels that he has been exploited, he must file a case in the District Consumer Court.

Q. 'X' is a special purpose court set up to assist consumers as per the existing laws of our country. It deals with the consumers grievances, disputes, and protects the consumers' rights. Identify 'X'.

1. Supreme Court of India
2. Lok Adalat
3. High Court
4. Consumer Court

Q. Which of the following is not a type of Consumer Court jurisdiction?

1. International Forum
2. District Forum
3. State Commission
4. National Commission

Q. write a note on the three levels of consumer court

Q. differentiate between consumer protection council and consumer courts.[5 mks] [hint: mention functions of each ]

Q. Where should the consumer go to get justice ?